Ernie Bower

@EmmaMAshford @MurrayHiebert1

BowerGroupAsia wishes a Happy #Hanukkah to family, friends and colleagues celebrating!

@DeanBaker13 @JohnJHarwood @GlennKesslerWP Trump is cynically but effectively “milking the sheep,” to build a war chest to continue to control the burnt out husk of the Republican Party.

@JohnJHarwood @GlennKesslerWP So what, Trump will continue to push his fraud claims and his quest for Barack Obama's Kenyan birth certificate

“Trump and his allies faced a crush of post-election court defeats on Friday across 6 states where they’ve tried to contest the presidential results - AZ, GA, MI, MN, NV and WI.
 “Judges ruled decisively Trump hasn’t proved the election was fraudulent” washingtonpost.com/politics/nevad…

@MurrayHiebert1 Like everything else Trump did with ASEAN and it’s members, it’s not about the region or US interests, it’s about Trump’s personal equities and interests. Almost over, thank God.

I guess that means they could still name the first ambo for Singapore before they ride off into the Mar-a-Lago sunset.

@BeschlossDC San Quentin

Any suggestions for location of a Trump Presidential library?

The Dow pushes through the historic 30,000 level as the market says “sayonara” to Trump and prices in a workable transition to the Biden Administration.

@BowerGroupAsia @ezbowerBGA @STcom Interview was actually with @mljamrisko of Bloomberg @economics team in Singapore. ST picked it up from the wire. Thanks for the call, Michelle!

"#Vietnam will experience a more predictable and normal relationship with the United States under incoming President Joe Biden." - @BowerGroupAsia President & CEO @ezbowerBGA tells @STcom bit.ly/3pM48ot

High value work from CSIS here.

Do good work, Char.

#PNG opposition leader Belden Namah: "As far as the numbers are concerned the new government is here in the Crown Hotel." He says there are 61 MPs in camp.

6. RCEP is not an alternative or competitor to the TPP. The two mega-regional FTAs fundamentally pursue different objectives, and are in fact complementary. Countries can - and indeed should! - join both. internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutl…

May the millions of Diwali lamps illuminate your life with good health, happiness, prosperity and peace.

RCEP will be signed on Sunday, with a seat kept available for India. The US will then be on the outside looking in of TWO regional trade agreements. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/…

With apologies to the people of Myanmar for the behavior of our outgoing President

BGA Japan is looking to hire an analyst in our Tokyo office. Click below for more details. BGA は東京オフィスでアナリストを募集しています。詳細はこちらをクリックしてください bga.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

Insight into directions for India’s space and aerospace plans from my colleague at BGA India Mr Ratan Shrivastava in Delhi. Dialed in.

Register for the November 9 event at @USISPForum, where @BowerGroupAsia Singapore Senior Director Nydia Ngiow will offer insights on how the U.S. elections will impact the Indo-Pacific bit.ly/3p1sM48

“The quality of the [U.S.-Taiwan arms sales] clearly reflects the urgency of continued Taiwan force modernization to counteract China’s hegemonic behavior” @BowerGroupAsia #Taiwan Managing Director Rupert Hammond-Chambers bit.ly/31MqPyl